Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Did you know/73


 * ... that Ubiquitous Energy's transparent photovoltaic panels absorb ultraviolet and near infrared light while transmitting visible light, converting windows on buildings into solar power generators?
 * ... that Rose Gaffney, who successfully opposed construction of the Bodega Bay Nuclear Power Plant, was called the "Mother of Ecology" by the Los Angeles Times?
 * ... that the 6 ft×8.5 ft, 227 pound painting My Wife's Lovers (pictured) survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, while the salon it was in did not?
 * ... that quilter Therese May had a piece commissioned for the San Jose Convention Center in 1993? (other work by May pictured)
 * ... that a unanimous vote by San Francisco's board of supervisors changed the address of San Francisco City Hall to 1 Carlton B. Goodlett Place, in honor of journalist and civil rights leader Carlton Benjamin Goodlett?

January 2016